Historia de Bogota

Adam Nicolson nos brinda la oportunidad de conocer a un Homero de nuestro tiempo, un sabio cercano que, sentado junto a nosotros y charlando amistosamente, nos aconseja e interpela. Se trata de una obra única para adentrarse en la figura del gran poeta griego: con un tono próximo, alejado de toda erudición, pero sin perder la rigurosidad, comprendemos sus ideas esenciales: la épica, la formación de la mente subjetiva, el valor de la memoria, el recuerdo del pasado arrasado por la historia... Un libro que es un personal recorrido por la figura de Homero como hombre y como pensador, y por...

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The essays in this volume, taken together, span the era of British history from 1780 to the present that has engrossed the attention of Brian Harrison in a career of more than fifty years. In keeping with his diverse interests, they vary widely in subject matter. Yet each contributes, in some fashion, to an appreciation of the complexities of reform in modern Britain. Throughout his career Harrison has demonstrated an unwavering interest in social movements and pressure groups. He has analysed the organisation of reform movements and their bases of support; explored the aspirations and...

La historia del imperialismo comienza en Asiria. Tal es la tesis argumentada en este libro, que reconstruye la ideología imperial asiria, matriz de la organización política, administrativa, religiosa y cultural de uno de los reinos, luego imperio, más paradigmáticos de las civilizaciones mesopotámicas antiguas. No se trata de establecer ingenuos primados, sino de investigar las formas simples del imperialismo, de esa «misión imperial» que Asiria encarna de un modo más directo y explícito que las complejas y sofisticadas ideologías posteriores. El caso asirio puede contribuir así...